102nd IPU Conference

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
PLACE DU PETIT-SACONNEX
1211 GENEVA 19, SWITZERLAND

102nd INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE Berlin (Germany), 10 to 16 October 1999 A G E N D A
Item 1	Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 102nd Conference
Item 2	Consideration of possible requests for the inclusion of a supplementary item in the Conference agenda
Item 3	General Debate on the political, economic and social situation in the world
Item 4	Contribution of parliaments to ensuring respect for and promoting international humanitarian law on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
Item 5	The need to revise the current global financial and economic model
Item 6	The contribution of parliaments to the peaceful coexistence of ethnic, cultural and religious minorities, including migrant populations, within one State, marked by tolerance and the full respect for their human rights

REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM

The following requests have been presented within the statutory deadline (11 September 1999):

ITEMS PROPOSED	AUTHOR	DATE OF RECEIPT
Support for Lebanon in its continuous efforts to implement UN Security Council resolution 425 adopted in March 1978	Group of Lebanon	29 July
Contribution of parliaments to the peaceful coexistence, marked by tolerance, of ethnic, cultural and religious minorities within one State	Group of Germany	16 August
Preparing for old age - a challenge for the 21st century: parliamentary action to promote and protect the rights of older persons and to ensure active ageing and an effective dialogue between generations	Group of Romania	23 August
Refraining from imposing an economic, scientific and cultural embargo on peoples for political purposes and calling for its lifting	Group of Iraq	25 August
Action by national parliaments to ensure the speedy ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	Group of Italy	3 September
Promotion of refugee protection through a parliamentary and legislative contribution to the principle of burden-sharing in solidarity with the countries and regions worst affected by mass movements of refugees	Group of the Islamic Republic of Iran	6 September
The human rights of migrants	Group of Mexico (on behalf of the Group of Latin American countries)	10 September
Mobilization of the international community on behalf of earthquake victims in the Mediterranean region	Group of Israel	10 September

Procedure to be followed :
Under the terms of the provisions of Conference Rule 11, any request for the inclusion of a supplementary item must receive a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in order to be accepted. When several requests are taken into consideration, only the one having received both the requisite majority and the largest number of positive votes will be accepted.

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM

ITEM PROPOSED	AUTHOR	DATE OF RECEIPT
Troubling situation in East Timor	Group of Portugal	15 September

Procedure to be followed :
Under the terms of Conference Rule 11.2(b), "a request for the inclusion of an emergency supplementary item relating to an event of particular international importance occurring during the 30 days preceding the Conference ... shall, in so far as feasible, be admissible. Such a request must receive a four-fifths majority of the votes cast in order to be accepted."
Should the Conference decide to add this emergency item to its agenda, the Steering Committee will make a proposal regarding the procedure to be followed for the preparation of a draft resolution on this subject.

DETAILED GENERAL PROGRAMME
OF THE CONFERENCE AND RELATED MEETINGS

DATE MAIN BODIES AND MEETINGS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

Friday and Saturday
8 and 9 October 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 3 to 6 p.m.** Executive Committee* Afternoon Gender Partnership Group*

Sunday
10 October 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.** Meeting of Women Parliamentarians 8 to 9.15 a.m. Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians*

7 p.m. Inaugural Ceremony 9.30 a.m. & 3 p.m. Human Rights Committee*

Monday
11 October 9.30 to 11.15 a.m. Inter-Parliamentary Council 8 a.m. Steering Committee of the Conference*

11.30 a.m. Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
Election of President, choice of supplementary item, General Debate

3.30 to 6.30 p.m. Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
General Debate 2.30 to 4 p.m.* International Humanitarian Law Committee*

Tuesday
12 October 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.** Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
General Debate
Committee II:
Debate on item 4, appointment of the drafting committee
9.30 a.m. &
2.30 p.m. Human Rights Committee *

9.30 a.m. &
3 p.m. Group of Facilitators for Cyprus*

11 a.m. Steering Committee of the Conference*

4 to 6 p.m.* Sustainable Development Committee*

Wednesday
13 October 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.** Committee supplementary item:
Debate on the item, appointment of the drafting committee
Committee III
Debate on item 5, appointment of the drafting committee
9.30 to 12 noon** CSCM Co-ordinating Committee*

9.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. Committee II: drafting Committee*
Human Rights Committee*

2.30 to 4 p.m. CSCM Meeting 11 a.m. Steering Committee of the Conference*

4 to 6 p.m.** Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
General Debate 5 p.m. Middle East Committee*

Thursday
14 October 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.** Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
General Debate
Executive Committee*
9.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. Committee III: drafting committee*
Committee supplementary item: drafting committee*

2.30 p.m. Committee II:
Adoption of the draft resolution, Elections 11.30 a.m. Group of Facilitators for Cyprus*

2.30 p.m. Human Rights Committee*

5 p.m. Middle East Committee*

Friday
15 October 9.30 a.m. Committee III:
Adoption of the draft resolution, Elections
Committee supplementary item:
Adoption of the draft resolution
9.30 a.m. Human Rights Committee*

9.30 a.m. to 12 noon Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians*

2.30 p.m. Inter-Parliamentary Conference:
Adoption of resolutions, Close of the Conference 12.30 p.m. International Humanitarian Law Committee*

Saturday
16 October 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.** Inter-Parliamentary Council

* In camera meetings
** The time of the end of the sitting is purely indicative

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DATE	MAIN BODIES AND MEETINGS		SUBSIDIARY BODIES
Friday and Saturday 8 and 9 October	10 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 3 to 6 p.m.**	Executive Committee*	Afternoon	Gender Partnership Group*
Sunday 10 October	9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.**	Meeting of Women Parliamentarians	8 to 9.15 a.m.	Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians*
Sunday 10 October	7 p.m.	Inaugural Ceremony	9.30 a.m. & 3 p.m.	Human Rights Committee*
Monday 11 October	9.30 to 11.15 a.m.	Inter-Parliamentary Council	8 a.m.	Steering Committee of the Conference*
	11.30 a.m.	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: Election of President, choice of supplementary item, General Debate	8 a.m.	Steering Committee of the Conference*
	3.30 to 6.30 p.m.	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: General Debate	2.30 to 4 p.m.*	International Humanitarian Law Committee*
Tuesday 12 October	9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.**	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: General Debate Committee II: Debate on item 4, appointment of the drafting committee	9.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m.	Human Rights Committee *
			9.30 a.m. & 3 p.m.	Group of Facilitators for Cyprus*
			11 a.m.	Steering Committee of the Conference*
			4 to 6 p.m.*	Sustainable Development Committee*
Wednesday 13 October	9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.**	Committee supplementary item: Debate on the item, appointment of the drafting committee Committee III Debate on item 5, appointment of the drafting committee	9.30 to 12 noon**	CSCM Co-ordinating Committee*
	9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.**		9.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m.	Committee II: drafting Committee* Human Rights Committee*
	2.30 to 4 p.m.	CSCM Meeting	11 a.m.	Steering Committee of the Conference*
	4 to 6 p.m.**	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: General Debate	5 p.m.	Middle East Committee*
Thursday 14 October	9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. & 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.**	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: General Debate Executive Committee*	9.30 a.m. & 2.30 p.m.	Committee III: drafting committee* Committee supplementary item: drafting committee*
	2.30 p.m.	Committee II: Adoption of the draft resolution, Elections	11.30 a.m.	Group of Facilitators for Cyprus*
			2.30 p.m.	Human Rights Committee*
			5 p.m.	Middle East Committee*
Friday 15 October	9.30 a.m.	Committee III: Adoption of the draft resolution, Elections Committee supplementary item: Adoption of the draft resolution	9.30 a.m.	Human Rights Committee*
	9.30 a.m.		9.30 a.m. to 12 noon	Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians*
	2.30 p.m.	Inter-Parliamentary Conference: Adoption of resolutions, Close of the Conference	12.30 p.m.	International Humanitarian Law Committee*
Saturday 16 October	9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.**	Inter-Parliamentary Council